You fail to realize that everything has a flip side to it, too. There were equal amounts of Brazilian dives that aren't called out because everyone rides Spain and Brazil's dicks for one reason or another.

Battle of Nuremberg? The Netherlands were just as dirty, if not more, than Portugal was in that match, I remember a studs up challenge directly into Ronaldo's thigh just off the top of my head, as well as many other awful Dutch challenges.

I actually like Portugal more than Brazil and if you think that Brazil dove to the same extent as Portugal in that game you are crazy as ****. The worst display of diving so far in this WC was very likely Portugal against The Ivory Coast. Ronaldo went down almost every single time he was touched and the rest of the team followed suit.

I actually like Portugal more than Brazil and if you think that Brazil dove to the same extent as Portugal in that game you are crazy as ****. The worst display of diving so far in this WC was very likely Portugal against The Ivory Coast. Ronaldo went down almost every single time he was touched and the rest of the team followed suit.

portugal vs. ivory coast, sure.
portugal vs. brazil, no.

only two dives coming to mind that were blatant versus brazil, one by tiago (resulting in the yellow) and one by pepe around half. i can also remember a few on brazil's side (one by fabiano).

edit: let's also not forget that handball in the box by lucio in the 80th some odd minute, which should've been a penalty, failed to be called by the mexican ref.

dude, that ref was one of the better refs in this wc if you ask me. Also, Pepe is a douche, he intentionally runs into people and screams bloody murder to get them yellow cards, insert the Drogba Disgrace clip here, the only guy I really liked on Portugal was the left back I think, the guy who got wrongfully carded for making a legitimate challenge.

edit : wow, ghana brought out an entirely different formation for this one, looks like it's specifically for our wings.
(their last formation was a 4-2-3-1)

Ghana is playing a 3 4 3. Lulz.

USA cannot play 442 unless the full backs become higher quality or the central midfielders only hold and dish balls out wide. Dempsey does **** defensively and to place him as a midfielder along with Donovan, and then expect those two to get you going offensively also is just dumb.
Also, Findley sucks, badly.
Also also, Bornstein loves to ball watch.